Subject: AF Academy finished
From: "M. J. Powell"
Date: 9/1/03 3:50 AM Pacific Daylight Time
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In message , ArtKramr
writes
Subject: AF Academy finished
From: Mike Marron OSPAM
Date: 8/31/03 3:21 PM Pacific Daylight Time
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No, what's nonsensical/illogical is the notion that women should
have it both ways. If a tiny nation such as Israel which is constantly
fighting to protect itself, doesn't use women in combat, the only
reason the U.S. has women filling combat positions in airplanes is
to fulfill equal opportunity mandates as prescribed by politicians.

-Mike Marron


Then there was that memorable morning at Stansted. We were socked in.
Mission
cancelled. Ceiling not zero, but damned near zero. Suddenly we heard the
unmistakeable sound of twin R-2800's overhead, Men rushed out to light the
firepots to burn off some of the fog. Then we saw it, A B-26 on final
coming
in down and dirty, smooth as glass. It kissed the runway with hardly a
squeal
and braked to a stop. Out climbed a slip of a girl, a WAAF ferry pilot
delivering a replacement B-26 to us. She had more hours than most of our
pilots. And she was amazing. Don't ever tell me women can't fly or give me
that "political" crap. The question now is will you ever be half the pilot
she
was?.

They (the ATA - Air Transport Auxillaries) also delivered Lancasters,
flying solo and without radios.

Mike
--
M.J.Powell


These ladies would routinely fly in weather that scared the hell out of all of
us. And there is no flying weather like English flying weather Aaaaargh!

Arthur Kramer
344th BG 494th BS
England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany
Visit my WW II B-26 website at:
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer